Daddy's girl

Growing up I didn't have a father, let alone a daddy. There's a difference. A father is the biological title that a child may or may not have a close relationship with. But a daddy? A daddy is much more endearing. A man his son can look up to with awe and amazement because he's his first hero. A man that is his daughter's first love and the only man that will always be there for her, no matter what.

Yea, I didn't have that and I've since come to terms with it. But now that I have a daughter that relationship has a different meaning to me. It's so much more sacred. I see the way Raegan looks at Ryan and you can just tell she is infatuated with him. Like she knows exactly who he is and how much he will mean to her, for the rest of her life.

I capture pictures like these and hold them so near and dear to my heart because a caption is never needed. My tears say it all.

One day, she'll follow him all over the house.
One day, she'll call out just for him.
One day, she'll beg him for her way.
One day, she'll learn things from him that no one else could have taught her.
One day, she'll tell him that she's not his "little girl" anymore but what she doesn't know is that she always will be.
One day, she'll be afraid to tell him she's fallen in love for fear that he won't know how to "let her go."
One day, he'll walk her down the aisle.
One day, she'll tell him that he'll be promoted to a Papa.
One day, she'll thank him for all he's done for her.
One day, she'll realize that she still is and always will be daddy's little girl.